This week
- Tuesday 6:00 pm: Interval session with Andy, Alice, and Rowan outside Freyberg Pool. This week’s session is 1kms at different speeds. The odd are at half marathon pace and the evens at 5km pace.
- Saturday 8:00 am: Parkruns at Waitangi, Lower Hutt, Ara Harakeke, Trentham, Kāpiti, Otāki River and Greytown.
- Saturday 10:30am: Needle Walkers Turkey Trot, Zephometer, Evan’s Bay
- Saturday 12:00pm, Children’s Needle Relay, Zephometer, Evan’s Bay
- Saturday 1:00pm, Needle Relay, Zephometer, Evan’s Bay. Contact your section captain to be added to a team.
- Saturday, after Needle Relay. Post race drinks at Waitoa Social Club, Hataitai.
If you want your event added to this list, contact us by Sunday evening.
Results
Olympics 800m
James Preston was 8th in the first heat of the men’s 800m in 1:48.50 and then 6th in his repechage in 1:50.53.
Afterward his repechage, James told Sky Sport he thought his archilles tendon would prevent him from competing. “I wasn’t going to race, but I don’t want to be left thinking what could have been. I’m just a regular guy with a regular day job, so I roll the dice and that’s the way it goes.”
Paris Marathon Pour Tous
The route for the 42.195km version of the Mass Participation Marathon was the same as the Olympic marathon, and paid tribute to a key moment in French history and the French Revolution: the Women’s March on Versailles on 5 October 1789. This march was a revolutionary event in the history of contemporary France that saw several thousand women march on the palace of King Louis XVI in Versailles, forcing him and his family to return to Paris where people were facing starvation.
In the marathon, Chris Howard finished in 3:51:51 and Jaime Vessiot finished in 4:20:33. In the 10km I can’t find Emma Bassett in the results but Strava suggests she finished in about 54:53.
Parkruns
Lower Hutt Parkrun: Geoff Ferry 19:35, Benjamin Cornelius 23:32, Ian Morton 27:43, Megan Ferry 47:47, Gemma Ferry 49:00. Trentham Memorial Parkrun: Glen Wallis 21:54, .Ōtaki River Parkrun: Terri Grimmett 38:16. Waitangi Parkrun: David Hosking 19:28, Guy Dryden 20:13, Andrew Wells 20:51, Toby Beaglehole 21:56, Jiwon Chun 22:34, Amanda Broughton 27:07. Otago Central Rail Trail Parkrun: Ali Souch 19:52.
Notes about results
- We’ll publish a result and what makes it special if we’re told about it. So let us know what you, your friends, family members and teammates are up to. It is especially important for coaches to let us know when your athletes are achieving their goals.
- If you don’t want your name published in the newsletter or on the website, please let us know so we can omit you from the results.
Notices
World Masters Games
Good luck to our masters athletes, who are competing over the next two weeks at the World Masters Track & Field Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden; Phil Sadgrove, Grant McLean, Peter Stevens, Todd Stevens, Karyn McLean. They are part of a 20 strong New Zealand team, and will be joining 8000 other athletes from all over the world. Peter is first up in the steeplechase on Tuesday.
Supporters Trust Assistance for NZRR
The Wellington Scottish Supporters Trust provides financial support to make sure our most promising athletes achieve their goals. The trust’s main priority is to help high-performing junior and senior men and women athletes compete in major national and selected overseas events without finance being a constraint.
The trust would like to support senior men, senior women and juniors to race at the National Road Relays in Taupō and are therefore welcoming applications for funding for accomodation and travel from individuals.
Please contact one of the trustees – James Turner, Sharon Wray, Glen Wallis – for further information.
For those wanting to support our most promising senior and junior athletes, donations to the trust are gratefully received, and make a substantial contribution to the ability of our top athletes to achieve their goals and reach their athletic potential. Donations are eligible for an IRD tax credit and a receipt will be provided for this purpose. You can donate by direct bank payment to 38-9006-0470186-00.
Training Plans
Wellington Scottish, in collaboration with Innate Running, has developed some training templates for the buildup to the NZ Road Relay 2024.
The templates have been published in the Stack App and can also be found here, together with a pace calculator:
- 32 to 37 min 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- 37 to 42 min 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- 42 to 50 min 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- 50 to 60 min 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- 60 min + 10km – Wellington Scottish and Innate Running NZRR 2024 Training Plan.pdf
- Scottish NZRR Pace Calculator
We will arrange group training around these sessions and are looking for volunteers to help lead them on Saturday mornings in particular.
NZ Road Relays, Taupō
- Event Dates: 27 September – 29 September 2024
- Location: Taupō
- Event Info: Athletics NZ – NZRR Info – 2024
The countdown is on to the most exciting day in the NZ running calendar! The NZ Road Relay Championships 2024 will be held in Taupō, and we need a large pack of rampant lions there. Road relays is our biggest club trip each year. Whether you’re keen to bring out your competitive side or just want to come along for a fun social weekend, there’s a place for everyone in the team.
This year’s format is innovative — we will be racing on the motorsport track for the first time ever. It’ll be flat and fast, with different laps of shorter and longer distances. More details are available at Athletics NZ.
The all-inclusive cost of the trip is $225 per person. The cost includes:
- Race entry
- Transport (Bus)
- Accommodation at the Top10 or Chevron Motel in Taupō on Friday and Saturday nights
- Buffet dinner on Saturday night
The club is hiring two buses and encouraging all club members and supporters to use this option to travel to Taupō. However, club members can also make their own travel arrangements. The buses will leave (approximately) at mid-morning and mid-afternoon on Friday 27 September. They will return to Wellington on Sunday, 29 September.
The link below takes you to the sign-up form:
Looking forward to seeing a huge contingent of rampant lions in Taupō.
New app
Check out our app as a way to communicate and stay up to date with the club. It’s free and ad-free. To access it, download the Stack Team App from either Google Play or App Store or go to www.teamapp.com and sign up or log in to your account. Next, search for ‘Wellington Scottish’ and request to join. Once you’re signed up you can either access news and information on the app or on your computer via the website: wellingtonscottish.teamapp.com. If you don’t use the app, it will still keep you up-to-date by sending email notifications of events and news.
Coming up
Needle Relay, Kilbirnie, 17 August
There are three distinct events, open to both registered and social club members: the Walker’s Turkey Trot, the Children’s Needle Relay, and the Needle Relay. Each event starts on the footpath by the wind needle. Talk to your section captain if you want to be in a relay team.
Wellington 5km Road Champs, Wainuiomata, 31 August
The race is being held in the Wainuiomata Recreation Area, Reservoir Road. This is an out and back road race using a 1.25km stretch of road that is closed to public traffic.
Race Start Times and Distances
Race 1, 12:30pm, 1k, Under 10 Boys & Girls
Race 2, 12:40pm, 2k, U12 Boys and Girls
Race 3, 12:55pm, 3.5k, 16 Boys and Girls
Race 4, 1:35pm, 2.5k, U14 Boys and Girls
Race 5, 1:50pm, Juniors 5k Champs – WU18, MU18, WU20, MU20
Race 6, 2:30pm, Women’s 5k Champs – All Women and Masters grades
Race 7, 3:00pm, Men’s 5k Champs – All Men and Masters grades
Wellington 10km Road Champs, Wainuiomata, 7 September
The 10k Road Championships for all grades aged U20 and above are being held at the same venue as the 5km – Reservoir Road, Wainuiomata.
The 10k event is the last event that counts towards winter series points for U20, Seniors and Masters.
Winter series medals for grades U20 and above will be presented at the conclusion of the 10k race along with medals for placegetters in the 10k race on Saturday 7 September if results are available.
Wainuiomata Hill Run, 14 September
Starting in central Wainuiomata, the 6k takes you up the hill to the lookout and back, and the 10k option takes you all the way over the hill and back. Events start from 7:30am
Hutt Marathon events, including the Wellington Half Marathon Championships, 15 September
A running and walking event, offering a flat and scenic course beside the Hutt River. With plenty to choose from – including a 5km fun run, 10km and Half Marathon run and walk, Marathon run and the Cool Kids Kilometre – this event offers something for everyone, regardless of speed, age, or ability.
New Zealand Road Relay Championships, Taupō, 28 September
Keep in touch:
- If there is anything you want to be added to the Scottish Newsletter or if your results have been missed, please email us at wellingtonscottish@proton.me
- If you want to contact anyone about anything, your first port of call is our club captains, Meg and Alistair and our club president, Andy Ford.
- Public Facebook page and join the Scottish member Facebook group here.
- Website